Archives for November 2013

Dual Pixel CMOS AF is a revolutionary autofocus technology that has been introduced with the help of the EOS 70D. It allows the camera to autofocus faster when photographers are using it in Live View mode. It appears that the Canon C100 is getting this feature through a costly service upgrade that will begin sometime in February 2014.

There is a new Micro Four Thirds camera in the works and it is allegedly capable of recording movies at 4K ultra HD resolution. It may be called Panasonic GH4 and, according to the rumor mill, it will be based on a partially modular design. This means that users will be able to change its parts in order to upgrade it sometime in the future.

Have you ever wanted an off-camera flash with the power of 10 Speedlights and wireless TTL support? Well, today you are in luck as the Profoto B1 has just been unveiled and as a revolutionary lighting accessory with many features. The B1 will be released soon, but users will have to decide whether its abilities are worth the price.

A lot of people have said that the action camera market is starting to be a very crowded one. Nevertheless, this industry is only at the beginning and more good things are on their way. One of them has arrived and it goes by the name of DIMIKA. It consists of a lightweight action camcorder with full HD recording and many other features.

We were just getting used to the fact that Ricoh will announce two new Pentax-branded lenses soon, but the rumor mill had decided to bring photographers even more joy by leaking photos of the two products, so now you can check out the Pentax 08 Wide Zoom and HD DA 20-40mm f/2.8-4 DC ED WR Limited lenses before their launch.

The rumored Tamron optic now has a focal range, as revealed by inside sources. According to people familiar with the matter, the 150-500mm telephoto lens will become the company’s new product. It will be announced with an extended focal length, that would help wildlife and sports photographers get closer to the action, on November 7.

Sony is rumored to be working on multiple digital cameras that will be announced throughout next year. Allegedly, two new Sony cameras will be unveiled as early as Q1 2014. In this time frame, there are a couple of important events that could be the birth-ground of the two shooters, including the Consumer Electronics Show 2014.

After numerous leaks and speculation, the Nikon Df is finally official. The camera is everything the rumor mill has predicted, combining the D4 full frame sensor and the D610’s autofocus system with the design of the company’s classic SLR film shooters. It is the lightest and smallest FX DSLR and dreamers can buy it in the coming weeks.

The rumor mill has managed to reveal even more Nikon DF details ahead of the DSLR’s announcement event, which has been confirmed to take place on November 5. Before tomorrow’s early hours, it has become clear that the camera will be placed between the D610 and D800, therefore its price will sit somewhere between the two.

Capturing the emotions of Ethiopian tribesmen has been a pleasure for photographer Diego Arroyo. The artist has traveled to Ethiopia to document the lives of the Omu Valley folks and he has captured some stunning portraits of them. The photos do a find job at capturing the people’s expressions and are worth a closer look.

An Indian hotel room was acting like a pinhole camera and was projected outside color images of the surroundings. As photographers Romain Alary and Antoine Levi were waking up to continue their journey, they were inspired to create similar conditions using Paris apartments to do the same thing: act like pinhole cameras.

Canon is definitely cooking a camera with a huge amount of megapixels in its oven. Apparently, the rumor mill has managed to discover its release date. As a result, we can now reveal that the so-called Canon 1D XS will be revealed during the second quarter of 2014 along with a 44.7-megapixel sensor and a 3.5-inch touchscreen.

A few days ago it has been revealed that Fujifilm will announce a new mirrorless shooter that will be placed between the X-Pro and X-E series. Now, the rumor mill is back with a follow-up, claiming that the device consists of a weathersealed Fujifilm X-mount camera and that it is coming at the Consumer Electronics Show 2014.

The rumor mill cannot stop leaking information about unannounced products. The latest intel involves a new Olympus Micro Four Thirds camera and a kit lens, which are supposed to be unveiled sometime in the first part of 2014. It appears this is not a PEN shooter, meaning that it will hit the market as an OM-D-series shooter.